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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	British Columbia (Province)			Fraser Valley, RD British Columbia (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,593	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	257,031	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	8.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	110,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	20.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,335.28	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	277,595	137,595	139,995
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	17,145	8,830	8,315
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	16,995	8,840	8,160
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	17,720	9,100	8,620
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	19,510	9,990	9,520
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	3,865	1,955	1,915
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	4,035	2,085	1,945
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	3,900	2,015	1,885
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	3,870	1,980	1,890
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	3,835	1,950	1,885
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	17,355	8,895	8,460
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	17,265	8,700	8,565
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	16,835	8,330	8,495
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	17,245	8,515	8,725
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	18,835	9,385	9,450
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	20,685	10,390	10,295
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	20,470	10,115	10,350
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	18,000	8,765	9,240
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	16,510	7,995	8,520
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	12,835	6,290	6,550
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	10,035	4,765	5,275
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	8,055	3,865	4,190
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	6,270	2,795	3,475
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	5,830	2,045	3,780
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	39.6	38.7	40.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	81.3	80.5	82.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	225,730	110,830	114,895
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	135,305	67,675	67,635
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	118,360	59,220	59,145
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	16,945	8,460	8,485
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	90,420	43,155	47,260
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	56,710	31,870	24,835
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	6,810	2,880	3,930
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	13,880	5,660	8,220
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	13,025	2,740	10,285
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	665	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	230	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	271,620	134,120	137,505
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	41,495	19,825	21,665
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	6,975	3,015	3,960
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	9,605	5,465	4,135
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	24,915	11,345	13,570
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	230,130	114,290	115,840
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	643,410	302,320	341,095	40,115	18,805	21,310
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	12,650	3,910	8,740
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	2,195	590	1,605
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	825	440	385
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	9,635	2,885	6,745
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	27,465	14,890	12,575
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	271,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	273,480	135,000	138,475
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	269,690	133,155	136,530
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	209,130	103,695	105,430
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	2,915	1,500	1,415
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	57,655	27,965	29,685
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	50	15	30
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	35	10	25
Dene	70	35	35	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	10	10	0	5	0
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	5	0	0
Ojibway	140	50	90	10	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	57,160	27,750	29,410
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	40	25	15
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	260	120	145
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	0	5	0
Albanian	1,335	695	635	120	65	60
Amharic	1,255	615	640	30	10	15
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	375	240	140
Armenian	1,105	560	545	25	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	40	20	20
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	20	10	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	75	25	50
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	55	30	25
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	35	15	15
Burmese	945	485	465	5	5	0
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	405	195	210
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	890	420	470
Creoles	640	315	320	45	20	25
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	120	50	65
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	215	110	105
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	350	175	180
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	3,790	1,860	1,935
Estonian	820	345	475	30	5	20
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	270	125	150
Flemish	445	215	235	25	5	15
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	10	5	10
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	9,540	4,475	5,065
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	150	85	65
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	55	20	30
Hakka	1,110	475	630	0	5	5
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	20	15	10
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	600	290	310
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	575	290	290
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	50	20	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	5	5	5
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	450	245	205
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	340	135	205
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	25	15	10
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	1,880	890	995
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	10	5	10
Lao	1,155	550	600	250	125	125
Latvian	615	305	310	30	15	15
Lingala	35	20	20	0	0	0
Lithuanian	435	190	245	20	10	10
Macedonian	275	130	140	10	5	5
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	45	20	25
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	60	30	30
Maltese	220	115	115	15	5	10
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	600	265	335
Marathi	430	220	210	0	0	0
Nepali	805	430	375	10	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	15	10	5
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	120	55	65
Oromo	325	185	140	10	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	27,390	13,670	13,720
Pashto	900	485	415	15	10	0
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	320	175	145
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	700	320	380
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	325	155	175
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	555	285	265
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	0	0	0
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	585	250	335
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	0	0	0
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	85	45	40
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	20	5	5
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	0	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	40	20	20
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	15	10	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	45	20	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	5	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	20	15	10
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	110	55	55
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	40	20	15
Somali	975	495	480	0	0	0
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	1,810	850	960
Swahili	755	390	365	40	25	10
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	120	45	75
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	950	325	625
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	20	10	10
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	30	15	15
Telugu	570	295	270	20	15	10
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	75	15	55
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	0	0	0
Tigrigna	590	285	300	10	10	5
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	40	25	10
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	575	255	315
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	220	115	100
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	820	380	445
Yiddish	350	185	170	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	440	195	245
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	3,790	1,840	1,950
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	470	210	260
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	3,125	1,545	1,580
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	135	60	70
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	60	25	30
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	273,480	135,000	138,480
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	252,240	125,615	126,630
French only	2,045	950	1,095	75	25	50
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	12,550	5,605	6,940
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	8,615	3,745	4,865
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	273,480	135,000	138,480
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	261,885	129,700	132,180
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	2,565	1,345	1,220
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	540	265	275
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	8,485	3,690	4,800
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	2,835	1,475	1,360
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	273,480	135,000	138,480
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	266,160	131,415	134,750
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	233,625	115,470	118,155
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	530	245	290
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	32,005	15,700	16,300
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	10	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	10	5	5
Dene	15	5	5	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	0	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,750	315,485	350,265	31,925	15,675	16,255
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	15	5	15
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	145	65	80
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	0	0	0
Albanian	700	345	350	65	35	30
Amharic	555	245	310	10	0	0
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	180	105	75
Armenian	490	250	240	10	5	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	5	0	0
Bengali	1,465	715	750	5	0	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	30	15	20
Bosnian	705	370	340	30	15	20
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	15	10	5
Burmese	585	315	270	0	0	0
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	235	115	115
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	555	265	295
Creoles	315	145	165	15	10	5
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	25	10	15
Czech	1,570	795	775	45	25	20
Danish	325	160	170	20	10	15
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	405	195	215
Estonian	110	40	70	0	0	0
Finnish	795	350	445	50	20	30
Flemish	50	25	20	5	0	5
Fukien	690	310	380	0	0	0
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	1,530	700	830
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	45	20	20
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	15	5	5
Hakka	320	145	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	780	395	390	5	5	0
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	300	150	155
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	125	60	60
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	5	5	0
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	60	30	30
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	140	70	75
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	15	10	5
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	1,605	760	840
Kurdish	945	490	460	20	10	10
Lao	545	270	275	115	55	55
Latvian	105	50	50	10	5	5
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	65	30	35	10	0	5
Macedonian	140	70	70	0	0	0
Malay	1,320	655	660	15	5	5
Malayalam	690	350	340	25	15	10
Maltese	15	10	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	440	210	225
Marathi	230	120	105	0	0	0
Nepali	525	275	250	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	0	5	0
Norwegian	160	80	80	5	5	5
Oromo	175	80	95	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	22,290	11,050	11,240
Pashto	565	295	270	10	10	5
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	200	105	95
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	220	100	120
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	60	30	30
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	300	150	150
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	0	0	0
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	235	110	125
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	0	0	0
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	30	15	15
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	5	5	0
Shanghainese	555	260	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	65	30	40
Sindhi	675	295	385	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	10	5	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	5	0	0
Slovak	1,080	515	570	35	20	15
Slovenian	165	70	100	5	5	5
Somali	625	310	315	0	0	0
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	885	440	445
Swahili	250	130	125	10	10	5
Swedish	430	195	235	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	300	135	165
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	10	5	0
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	10	5	5
Telugu	290	145	140	15	5	5
Thai	845	375	475	20	10	10
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	0	0	0
Tigrigna	295	135	160	5	5	5
Turkish	1,365	725	645	20	10	10
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	60	25	30
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	110	55	50
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	610	275	335
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	75	25	45
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	7,320	3,585	3,735
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	235	110	125
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	6,965	3,425	3,540
French and non-official language	930	435	495	40	20	20
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	80	30	55
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	273,480	135,000	138,480
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	248,225	122,725	125,500
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	24,870	12,095	12,775
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	10,145	5,155	4,985
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	1,730	775	950
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	12,995	6,160	6,835
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	20	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	20	10	10
Dene	30	15	20	5	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	10	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	80	35	45	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	12,620	5,985	6,635
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	20	10	10
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	125	65	60
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	5	0	0
Albanian	405	200	205	25	10	10
Amharic	460	220	245	10	5	10
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	100	60	40
Armenian	320	160	165	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	25	10	15
Bengali	570	285	285	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	20	5	20
Bosnian	395	190	205	20	10	10
Bulgarian	495	215	275	10	5	5
Burmese	235	110	130	5	0	0
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	110	45	60
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	205	100	100
Creoles	490	250	235	25	15	15
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	45	20	25
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	95	50	45
Danish	1,705	765	940	115	50	70
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	1,395	675	725
Estonian	235	100	135	0	0	5
Finnish	1,290	550	740	105	50	50
Flemish	125	50	70	10	0	5
Fukien	670	295	380	5	5	5
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	2,425	1,075	1,350
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	105	65	35
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	25	10	15
Hakka	315	135	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	10	5	5
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	380	185	190
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	150	75	75
Ilocano	945	360	590	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	0	0	0
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	160	95	65
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	180	65	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	5	0	5
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	220	105	110
Kurdish	270	160	110	5	0	0
Lao	410	200	210	85	40	45
Latvian	120	45	75	10	5	5
Lingala	65	25	40	0	0	5
Lithuanian	115	55	60	5	0	5
Macedonian	60	25	35	0	0	0
Malay	1,450	645	805	30	10	20
Malayalam	520	260	260	25	15	15
Maltese	80	30	50	5	5	5
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	150	60	90
Marathi	125	65	65	0	0	0
Nepali	155	80	75	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	20	10	10
Norwegian	715	330	380	35	15	15
Oromo	65	45	25	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	3,240	1,695	1,550
Pashto	235	120	120	0	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	75	40	30
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	200	95	105
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	180	80	100
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	140	70	70
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	0	0	0
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	205	85	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,855	955	905	35	10	20
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	5	5	5
Shanghainese	485	215	265	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	65	35	35
Sindhi	930	400	530	5	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	15	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	5	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	5	0	0
Slovak	1,035	400	635	35	15	25
Slovenian	345	155	190	5	0	5
Somali	365	190	175	0	0	0
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	925	430	495
Swahili	580	280	300	45	25	20
Swedish	1,220	535	680	35	10	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	365	115	255
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	20	10	10
Tamil	910	480	430	10	5	0
Telugu	195	100	95	5	5	0
Thai	1,110	370	740	40	15	25
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	0	0	0
Tigrigna	175	85	90	0	0	5
Turkish	1,020	575	445	10	10	5
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	125	45	80
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	75	35	40
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	200	90	105
Yiddish	90	35	50	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	355	165	195
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	385	185	205
English and French	1,090	495	595	30	15	15
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	125	60	60
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	225	100	125
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	5	0	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. British Columbia (Code 59) and Fraser Valley, British Columbia (Code 5909) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 18, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Fraser Valley (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Fraser Valley (Regional district)

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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